Atticus

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⭐ Famous Atticus

Atticus Ross

English musician, composer and record producer

Choose Atticus and your child shares a first name with Atticus Ross, an English musician, composer and record producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Atticus, like who?” Atticus Ross's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,414 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Atticus, 1,208 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Atticus would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAtticus first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #264.
• 📈Then vs nowAtticus is 16× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,831 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,414.
• 📍Where it's lovedAtticus is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #85, followed by West Virginia (#121) and Oklahoma (#123). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Atticus means “from Attica”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Atticus

Atticus is a boy name of English and Latin origin meaning “from Attica”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-cus”. US birth records list Atticus for boys from 1881 to 2025, in 51 of those 145 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #264 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #281, with 1,208 babies.

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